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Scottish rural economy minister Fergus Ewing said the sector was being decimated by the pandemic, Brexit and tariffs.
Environment Secretary George Eustice says 'it's fair to say that we didn't get everything that we wanted’.
The National Pig Association (NPA) has written to Defra Secretary George Eustice over Brexit upheavals.
Legal threat over bee-harming pesticide use
27/01/2020
The Wildlife Trusts is to take legal action against the UK government over its decision to allow a pesticide that is almost entirely banned in the EU.
Centuries Old Shellfish Traders Are Facing Collapse After EU Exports Are Banned Altogether
22/01/2021
The government faces pressure to provide "as much support as humanly possible" to UK shellfish traders who have seen their exports grind to a halt as post-Brexit rules mean their catches are now totally banned from the EU.
The government has been accused of making a "U-turn" on a pledge by the PM to compensate fishing businesses hit by post-Brexit export problems.
THE UK Government has u-turned on the Prime Minister’s pledge to compensate fishing firms caught up in Brexit ‘red tape’.
‘We need urgent action to restore the abundance of our insect populations, not broken promises that make the ecological crisis even worse,’ says Wildlife Trusts
Environment secretary says talks in “very difficult position” and a critical 24 hours lie ahead.
Warning of ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit impact on farmers, as minister suggests tariffs on agriculture will not be manageable
06/12/2020
NFU warns of ‘savage’ consequences of failure to secure free trade agreement with EU.
Getting a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union is "very important to sheep farming", a Tory MP has said.
SCOTTISH sheep farmers have blasted a Tory minister's "laughable" claim about the potential for selling lamb to the EU after Brexit.
PM’s chief advisor accused by Tory insiders of creating ‘mayhem in government’.
Lord Falconer issues warning as House of Lords prepares to vote on internal market bill.
Campaigners hail dramatic government climbdown in battle to protect post-Brexit food standards
01/11/2020
Watchdog to finally get teeth to block chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef imports
A letter from the UK government to Stormont's Agriculture Department instructs it to start work on check-points at NI's sea ports without delay.
Environmentalists raise concerns Government is ‘watering down’ plans for green Brexit and recovery
20/07/2020
Environment Secretary George Eustice sought to reassure campaigners, but fears Government will let green standards slide remain.
A timeline of events shows how the UK easily folded to American pressure, Jon Stone reports.
Government Rejects Proposed Ban On 'Poor Quality' US Food Imports After Brexit Transition
13/05/2020
Rishi Sunak accidentally votes against government, but ministers see off attempt to uphold food standards in post-Brexit trade deals.
Farmers are waking up to the effect Brexit could have on their industry, says PETER HETHERINGTON.
International trade minister Liz Truss is reportedly preparing a “big concession package” to secure a trade deal with Donald Trump and the United States.
Boris Johnson faces angry backlash from farmers after dismissing post-Brexit food fears as ‘mumbo jumbo’
25/02/2020
Prime minister told that allowing in ‘food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane’
Soil Association raises concerns over chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.